hoyle

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In accord with the prescribed rules or regulations
{i} Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), expert on card games, author of several card game manuals
English writer on games (1672-1769) an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
according to Hoyle
In strict accordance with the rules, especially of card games; in the proper or expected manner

The opening round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament went according to Hoyle.

Edmond Hoyle
born 1671/72 died Aug. 29, 1769, London, Eng. British writer on card games. Hoyle wrote A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist in 1742, and in 1760 he established a set of rules for whist that remained in effect until 1864. His codification of the laws of backgammon (1743) is still largely in force. He is memorialized in the phrase "according to Hoyle" and in various game rule books that contain his name in the title as an indication of authority
Sir Fred Hoyle
born June 24, 1915, Bingley, Yorkshire, Eng. died Aug. 20, 2001, Bournemouth, Dorset British mathematician and astronomer. He was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he became a lecturer in 1945. Within the framework of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, Hoyle formulated a mathematical basis for the steady-state theory of the universe, making the expansion of the universe and the creation of matter interdependent. Controversy about the theory grew in the late 1950s and early '60s. New observations of distant galaxies and other phenomena supported the big-bang model and weakened the steady-state theory, which has since generally fallen out of favour. Though forced to alter some of his conclusions, Hoyle persistently tried to make his theory consistent with new evidence. He is known also for his popular science works and fiction
according to Hoyle
according to the rules; by the regulation book
hoyle

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    Hoyle

    Turkish pronunciation

    hoyl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhoil/ /ˈhɔɪl/

    Etymology

    [ 'hoi(&)l ] (noun.) 1906. Edmond Hoyle died 1769 English writer on games.
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